Weathering and Erosion Quiz

When sand settles on the beach after waves dropped it there. This is an example of:

• Weathering 
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Dragging

Which of these is the most powerful force of weathering and erosion?

• wind
• ice
• gravity
• moving water

The process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are moved by natural forces is called...

• deposition
• erosion
• weathering
• faults

The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is called...

• sediment
• erosion
• weathering
• deposition 

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—

• keeps the rocks in place
• makes the rocks last longer
• expands cracks and breaks rocks
• causes rocks to fall in landslides

Acid rain causes the following type of weathering:

• physical
• mechanical
• chemical
• human

What process is being modeled in this figure?

• erosion
• glaciers
• watering plants
• weathering

Which of the following is an example of mechanical/physical weathering?

• Tree roots growing in cracks of rocks
• Chemicals in the air
• Acid rain
• Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide

U-shaped valleys are created by which of the following weathering, erosion, and deposition processes?

• Wind
• Gravity
• Water
• Glaciers

Sink holes are created by which of the following weathering, erosion, and deposition processes?

• Wind
• animals
• Water
• Ice